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{{short description|Indian photojournalist}}
{{COI|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Altaf Qadri
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = 1976
| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| known_for = Conflict and human interest photography
| occupation = Photojournalist
| website = {{url | www.altafqadri.com }}
}}

'''Altaf Qadri''' is a [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] [[photojournalist]] presently working with the [[Associated Press]].<ref name="huff">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/10/ap-photographer-altaf-qad_n_847156.html|title=Update: Missing AP Photographer Altaf Qadri Found Safe In Libya|publisher=Huffington Post.com-Huff Post Media|date=4 October 2011|accessdate=22 November 2014}}</ref>

==Life and work==
Qadri was born in [[Srinagar]], the summer capital of Indian-administered [[Kashmir]]. He had his first freelance assignment in 2001, and was then a staff photographer for a local newspaper. In 2003, he joined the [[European Pressphoto Agency]], for which he provided extensive coverage of the [[Kashmir conflict]] before joining the [[Associated Press]] in 2008.<ref name="gu">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2012/jan/06/photojournalist-altaf-qadri|title=Featured photojournalist: Altaf Qadri|publisher=The Guardian.com|date=6 January 2012|accessdate=22 November 2014}}</ref>

==Awards==
*Second prize in the International News Pictures Story Category in the 'Best of Photojournalism 2005" by [[National Press Photographers Association]] (NPPA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bop.nppa.org/2005/still_photography/winners/INS/26645/49953.html |accessdate=11 March 2018 | title=BOP 2005 Still Photo Winners > International News Picture Story |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060527030531/http://bop.nppa.org/2005/still_photography/winners/INS/26645/49953.html | publisher=National Press Photographers Association | archivedate=27 May 2006 }}</ref>
*His picture of Kashmir village children playing cricket won the First prize in Sports Action and Feature category in the India Press Photo 2006 competition by ''[[The Indian Express]]''{{'}} Ramnath Goenka Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20071016173858/http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_archive_full_story.php?content_id=147945|title=The Financial Express > SUNDAY > Indian Press Photo awards announced}}</ref>
*2007: Special Jury Prize (with seven others), Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.daysjapan.net/e/award2013/ | accessdate = 10 June 2015 | publisher = Days Japan | title = Winner's List}}</ref> for a picture story about the conflict in Kashmir, ''Kashmir: Paradise in Pain''.
*First Prize in "One Weeks Work" category by Pictures of the Year International (POYi) 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poyi.org/64/44/index.php|title=First Place - One Week's Work|publisher=Poyi.org|accessdate=22 November 2014}}</ref>
*Winner of the All Roads Photography Program of the [[National Geographic Society]] for 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://events.nationalgeographic.com/media/files/allroads-Altafbio.pdf|title=2007 All Roads Photography Program Award Winner : Altaf Qadri (Kashmir) : Kashmir: Paradise in Pain|publisher=Events.nationalgeographic.com|accessdate=22 November 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129040106/http://events.nationalgeographic.com/media/files/allroads-Altafbio.pdf|archivedate=29 November 2014}}</ref>
*Awarded the Paola Biocca International Reportage Award 2008 by the International Journalism Festival, Italy<ref>[http://www.journalismfestival.com/festivaldelgiornalismo.php?article6#pagination_gallery] {{dead link|date=November 2014}}</ref>
* Winner of first place in General News Story category in India Press Photo Contest 2008 by ''The Indian Express'' Ramnath Goenka Foundation
* Best Published Picture Story category in 2008, by the National Press Photographers Association<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bop.nppa.org/news/1450|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130507084239/https://bop.nppa.org/news/1450|url-status=dead|title=bop.nppa.org/news/1450|date=7 May 2013|archivedate=7 May 2013|accessdate=25 April 2018}}</ref>
* Third place in the feature photography by National Headliner Awards, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.headlinerawards.org/Winners2010Print.html |title=DAILY NEWSPAPERS & NEWS SYNDICATES - Writing & Reporting |publisher=Headlinerawards.org |accessdate=22 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416012010/http://www.headlinerawards.org/Winners2010Print.html |archivedate=16 April 2015 }}</ref>
* First place in Portrait/Personality category, 2014 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Contest<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.photojournalism.org/contest/winners/2014/|title=2014 Winners|publisher=Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar|accessdate=22 November 2014}}</ref>
* Finalist in the World Understanding Award category by Pictures of Year (POYi), 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poyi.org/68/41/final04_01.php|title=Finalist - World Understanding Award|publisher=Poyi.org|accessdate=22 November 2014}}</ref>
* Award of Excellence in General News category by the Pictures of Year (POYi), 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poyi.org/68/08/ae03.php|title=Award of Excellence - General News|publisher=Poyi.org|accessdate=22 November 2014}}</ref>
* Second place in General News category by Media Federation of India, 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mfi.org.in/contests.html|title=MFI|publisher=Mfi.org.in|accessdate=22 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125182811/http://mfi.org.in/contests.html|archive-date=25 November 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* First place in People in the News category, 2011 [[World Press Photo]] competition, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/2011/people-news/altaf-qadri|title=Kashmir Intifada: People in the News, first prize singles|publisher=[[World Press Photo]]|accessdate=21 August 2016}}</ref>
* Third place in General News category, 2012 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Contest<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.photojournalism.org/contest/winners/2012/ | accessdate=21 August 2016 | title=2012 Winners | publisher = Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|www.altafqadri.com}}
*[https://www.lensculture.com/articles/altaf-qadri-in-search-of-objectivity-in-photojournalism-a-lifetime-assignment/ In Search of Objectivity in Photojournalism: A Lifetime Assignment], LensCulture
*[http://www.thekashmirwalla.com/2012/09/altaf-qadri-how-i-survived-libya/ How I survived Libya]
*[http://time.com/3836404/nepal-earthquake-search-rescue-aid-pictures/?iid=sr-link1/ India's Rescue Operations in Quake-Devastated Nepal], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050610074426/http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/28/stories/2005052814461300.htm Kashmiri photojournalist bags 3 awards], The Hindu, 28 May 2005
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070401083252/http://www.expressindia.com/event/pressawards06/winners_detail.html Indian Press Photo Results announced], The Indian Express.
*[http://www.warshooter.com/blog/admin/altaf-qadri-on-the-deadly-standoff-in-kashmir Altaf Qadri on the Deadly Standoff in Kashmir], Warshooter.

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